Radio data from February, April, and May 2024 reveals what appear to be jets of ionized gas, or plasma, extending from either side of the black hole, with a total size of about half a light-year. Astronomers have long puzzled over why only a fraction of monster black holes produce powerful plasma jets, and these … Read more
4 min read Astronaut Set to Patch NASA’s X-ray Telescope Aboard Space Station NASA astronaut Nick Hague will install patches to the agency’s NICER (Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer) X-ray telescope on the International Space Station as part of a spacewalk scheduled for Jan. 16. Hague, along with astronaut Suni Williams, will also complete other … Read more
“It’s incredible that in just one year, we were able to diagnose the problem and then design, build, test, and deliver a solution,” said Steve Kenyon, NICER’s mechanical lead at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. “We’re so excited to see the patches installed during a future spacewalk, return to a more regular … Read more
6 min read NASA’s Near Space Network Enables PACE Climate Mission to ‘Phone Home’ The PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem) mission has delivered its first operational data back to researchers, a feat made possible in part by innovative, data-storing technology from NASA’s Near Space Network, which introduced two key enhancements for PACE and other … Read more
Chris Habitz, owner, Your CBD Store, Burbank, CA. Sean Connors, vice president, Bison Botanics, Buffalo, NY. Federal Register: “Implementation of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018.” Paul Armentano, deputy director, NORML and NORML Foundation. Jessica Kruger, PhD, clinical assistant professor of community health and health behavior, University at Buffalo. Daniel J. Kruger, PhD, investigator, Population … Read more